New theme fo the Blot CMS I use learned about via their newsletter. Itās styled after Obsidian Publish and looks terrific. Making me think I should give a digital garden another goā¦
Kevin Kortum
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š” Megyn Kelly Fumes Over Charlie Kirk Not Being Named Timeās Person of the Year: āA Thumb in the Eyeā
politicsThis might come across as insensitiveā¦ but what on earth did Charlie Kirk do in 2025 to deserve Person of the Year? Besides getting shotā¦ If getting assasinated is the requirement, Iād like to nominate Melissa Hortman and John Hoffman, and their spouses, Mark and Yvette.
š¦ King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Respond to Spotify Impersonator: āWe Are Truly Doomedā
musicKing Gizzard frontperson Stu Mackenzie said in a statement to the Music that he was ātrying to see the irony in this situation.ā He added, āBut seriously wtf we are truly doomed.ā
Continuing the conversation about āethical streaming servicesā¦ā Iām not going to say this wouldnāt ever happen on Apple Music (just look at their spotty App Store track record), but these types of stories of AI music making it to Spotifyāand being promoted on the platformāseem to happen quite a bit. Again, the music loving ethos that brought Apple back from the dead with the iPod and iTunes no longer exists, but Spotify seems like they are pushing a lot harder for āresponsible AIā in music today.
šļø What Can Fashion Learn From A24?
fashionBut this strangeness is always a stylish statement, unlike, say, Supremeās infamous brick. āA24 chooses objects and ideas that are too strange or too narrow for a normal marketing department, and turns them into talismans,ā says Martin Mangez-Casey, previously global director of digital communications at Louis Vuitton and an admirer of A24ās approach. āA24 dances to the off-rhythm beat of its own drum and itās been consistent since it first gained popularity,ā echoes Luz Corona, editor of Campaign US.
The way A24 world-builds around their movies and does fun logo iterations has been an enormous inspiration for how Iāve tried to approach building Foofaraw.
š§ December 10, 2025
politicsThe final document began with a preamble explaining that a UDHR was necessary because ārecognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,ā and because ādisregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind.ā Because āthe advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people,ā the preamble said, āhuman rights should be protected by the rule of law.ā
Richardson goes on to list all the rights that are included under the United Nations human rights and it sure feels like America doesnāt give a fuck about 70% of those rights now.
I enjoyed this bit:
The U.S. government did not recognize Human Rights Day this year.
Instead, Humeyra Pamuk of Reuters reported, administration officials are threatening to place sanctions on the International Criminal Court to guarantee it will not investigate Trump and his top officials.
Who needs human rights when you have bigger bombs, I guess? We are devolving back to a world where might means right, and unfortunately, we are the bad guys this time.
š¼ SAYA DEMO MIXTAPE by Saya Gray
musicH/t to Crucial Tracks for this incredible find. So much fun listening through the demos that led to the creation of the best album of the year.
